Woman crashes SUV into poles, knocks out power

A driver lost control of a sport utility vehicle on Southwest 66th Avenue Thursday night and struck two poles, blocking traffic and knocking out power for a while.

By Austin L. MillerStaff writer

OCALA - A driver lost control of a sport utility vehicle on Southwest 66th Avenue Thursday night and struck two poles, blocking traffic and knocking out power for a while.

Officials said the woman was not injured, but the two-lane road was blocked for several hours as crews from Ocala Electric Utility worked to fix the poles and restore power.

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Casey Farrell said the woman, driving a 2007 Isuzu sport utility vehicle, was westbound when she lost control of the SUV on the wet roadway. Farrell said the SUV then went onto a shoulder and struck a utility pole, snapping it in half. Continuing on the same shoulder, the vehicle slammed into a second pole and stopped.